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High rates of recreational drug use in men who have sex with men

Thomas Kurka, Suneeta Soni, Daniel Richardson

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Club drugs such as mephedrone, GBL/GBH and crystal meth are increasingly popular among men who have sex with men (MSM) and are associated with high-risk sexual behaviour (chemsex).1 ,2 As part of a service improvement project locally to evaluate how to best improve services for MSM using recreational drugs, we asked MSM about their current drug use. Research ethical approval was not …

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Club drugs such as mephedrone, GBL/GBH and crystal meth are increasingly popular among men who have sex with men (MSM) and are associated with high-risk sexual behaviour (chemsex).1 ,2 As part of a service improvement project locally to evaluate how to best improve services for MSM using recreational drugs, we asked MSM about their current drug use. Research ethical approval was not …

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Club drugs such as mephedrone, GBL/GBH and crystal meth are increasingly popular among men who have sex with men (MSM) and are associated with high-risk sexual behaviour (chemsex).1 ,2 As part of a service improvement project locally to evaluate how to best improve services for MSM using recreational drugs, we asked MSM about their current drug use. Research ethical approval was not …

Key concepts: Mephedrone, Medicine, Recreational Drug, Men who have sex with men, Recreational drug use, Recreation, Drug, Homosexuality

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